Phantom Planet Is Missing

Phantom Planet Is Missing
Studio album by Phantom Planet
Released	July 28, 1998
Recorded	American; Hook, North Hollywood, CA; Hully GullyA&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sony Music Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Mark Endert; Lee Popa; Phantom Planet; Paul Fox
Phantom Planet chronology
Phantom Planet Is Missing (1998) The Guest (2002)

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Phantom Planet is Missing is the debut album of the American band Phantom Planet. It was released in 1998 on Geffen Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Was Better Off""	Alex Greenwald	2:43
2.	"So I Fall Again"	Alex Greenwald	2:51
3.	"Recently Distressed"	Alex Greenwald	2:26
4.	"Can't Take It"	Alex Greenwald	3:04
5.	"The Local Black and Red"	Alex Greenwald	2:24
6.	"Don't Get Down"	Jason Schwartzman	4:11
7.	"Dying of Silence"	Alex Greenwald	3:08
8.	"Down in a Second"	Alex Greenwald	2:58
9.	"Lisa (Does It Hurt You?)"	Alex Greenwald	3:16
10.	"Rest Easy"	Alex Greenwald	3:08
11.	"Sleep Machine"	Alex Greenwald	4:24

Trivia

• The song "Sleep Machine" is about Alex Greenwald's (the lead singer of the band) television.
• The Song "So I Fall Again" appears on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch The radio single. This song went up to #25 on some charts.
• The song "Can't Take It" was written about the band itself and the struggles in the music business in general.
• The song "Don't Get Down" This being the only song on the album written by Jason alone.

Personnel

Musicians

Phantom Planet

• Alex Greenwald – lead vocals
• Sam Farrar – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Darren Robinson – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jacques Brautbar – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "Rest Easy"
• Jason Schwartzman – drums

Additional musicians

• Patrick Warren - keyboards

Production

• Mark Endert, Lee Pop, Phantom Planet, Paul Fox – production
• Ed Thacker; Mark Endert – mixing
• John Dunne. – photographer
• Mark Endert, Lee Popa, Phantom Planet, Ed Thacker. - engineering